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Politics is human beings; it's addition rather than subtraction. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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We believe a renewed commitment to limited government will unshackle our economy and create millions of new jobs and opportunities for all people, of every background, to succeed and prosper. Under this approach, the spirit of initiative - not political clout - determines who succeeds. ↗

— Paul Ryan

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Look, of course people are scared of entitlement reform because every time you put entitlement reform out there, the other party uses it as a political weapon against you. ↗

— Paul Ryan

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The stimulus was a case of political patronage, corporate welfare, and cronyism at their worst. ↗

— Paul Ryan

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To my great disappointment, it appears that the politics of division are making a big comeback. Many Americans share my disappointment - especially those who were filled with great hope a few years ago, when then-Senator Obama announced his candidacy in Springfield, Illinois. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#announced #appears #big #candidacy #comeback

What we heard today was not fiscal leadership from our Commander-in-Chief, what we heard today was a political broadside from our Campaigner-in-Chief. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#fiscal #heard #leadership #our #political

I think it has sullied his presidency. As brilliant a politician as Bill Clinton is, as magnetic a personality as he can be, there is one little screw loose somewhere. ↗

— Morley Safer

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What do you call a co-worker these days? Neither teammate nor confederate will do, and partner is too legalistic. The answer brought from academia to the political world by Henry Kissinger and now bandied in the boardroom is colleague. It has a nice upper-egalitarian feel, related to the good fellowship of collegial. ↗

— William Safire

#answer #bandied #brought #call #colleague

The most important political task facing the out-of-power party - the Democrats for now - is creating a villain to run against. It's certainly easier than developing some grand new ideas or policies on which to campaign. ↗

— Pat Sajak

#campaign #certainly #creating #democrats #developing

Politicians like to tell people what they want to hear - and what they want to hear is what won't happen. ↗

— Paul Samuelson

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